What a hoot. It’s all kabuki theater.
Nothin' personal, just business.
That being said, if Trump picks one of his primary opponents for VP I'll be surprised, especially Cruz or Kasich.
Cruz is no longer an unknown quantity with a perceived high value as he was before the race began, same for that crazy dude from Ohio.
Speaking of Ohio politicians...did Ohio ever clean up the Cuyahoga River back in the day after it was no longer flammable?
The reason I ask is that Boehner and Kasich probably grew up drinking that Ohio water, right? And I'm wondering if there is a connection.
After listening to Kasich this election season and watching Boehner in action these last few, maybe America's health could be improved with non-GMO, all organic, free-range politicians for a change?
This better living through chemicals thing we've been using to yank the food chain and grow the world with has produced some toxic politics needing a Superfund level cleaning.
Trump’s not going to pick Cruz, IMO. I don’t think he picks any of the losers for VP. Trump’s not going to heed establishment advice either!
Vote Trump 2016!!!
Trump cozying up to Cruz & saying he will take PAC money in the general election. Is there anything Trump will not reverse himself on?
I think Trump shot himself on that deal. Hard to pick a guy you eviscerated and called a liar for 4 months.
Trump seems to be learning fast. He won’t take Cruz. But he won’t bitch slap him either. But by saying he’d consider Cruz it would make Cruz look very bad if he keeps badmouthing Trump. And Cruz needs some good PR.
Cruz needs to go where nobody has to listen to him again
the USSC is perfect
I’d worry about having Cruz as VP, at this point.
Cruz is fanatical about feeling entitled to the presidency, and as VP, he’d only be a heartbeat away.
Count me among those who think Trump should choose a
woman as his VP running mate. Preferably one with some
DC chops (Bachman?). I think it COULD neutralize some
of the phony misogyny charges.
If I were Trump, I would have a sit down with Cruz. Tell him he is on the list for SCOTUS, and he will submit his name after Cruz finishes his term as in congress.
As far as VP no.
As someone who has grown up in the NY area and has been witness to the Trump media empire, it is no surprise that he will do or say anything to win. That doesn’t make him a bad guy but for those people who hang on his every word as gospel, they might be highly disappointed in the end product. If you are from the NY/NJ area you know that Mr Trump is and always has been Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde in his positions and real estate dealings. Rarely do you get at the end what he promised in the beginning.
He might be a good President but be warned, he is very, very unpredictable and manipulative. He does however respect his customers and hopefully as a President that will translate into respect for taxpayers. Is he better than Hillary ??? Definitely at least as far as Supreme Court nominees go and since the new President likely will have an immediate vacancy to fill, that is very important to me. With Trump we “might” get a decent Justice, with Hillary we are screwed.
On other issues however don’t be surprised if Mr Trump doesn’t follow the route many have expected from him. Don’t expect a massive slashing of the government (Congress won’t let him do that) or even sudden wall building on the border (unlikely Congress will let him do that either). Expect him to talk big but then negotiate every issue, every deal (hopefully more to our benefit than less).
I hope I am wrong but as someone who has seen and heard him for over 20 years and who is familiar with some of his local business dealings, I don’t have high expectations for a very Conservative Presidency should he win. The one arrow in the Conservative quiver however is that at least for his first term, Mr Trump would need to court Conservative issues and votes if he wanted a shot at re-election. His second term however he could totally go rogue (especially if he has a democrat Congress veering him leftward).
I am hoping that Mr Trump can manage the office well enough that a more Conservative candidate can get elected when the position becomes vacant again.
My God. He is truly a master deal maker. If Cruz were VP and Trump wins (and he will) it could set up Cruz to follow Trump as President. Of course, Cruz at SCOTUS would be a dream come true, too.
NO!
Well theres no way he will do it but he was smart to say it. Who wants to look over their shoulder everyday for a knife in the back?
Better hire a food taster, while you're at it.
I still think it will be Kasich.
Cruz couldn’t even get 50% in his deep red home state and adds nothing to the ticket except for his ultimately unlikable personality. It’s nice of Trump to say but Cruz possesses no strategic value.
So what's your take?
Vote Trump
One of my expressions as my son was growing up and demanding something. “I’ll think about it”. That generally translated into “not in this lifetime” but avoided an argument in public. ;)